- Earn 6 GT/12 SBEC hours for 2011-2012 school year
- Read two, possibly three, great books
- Participate in interesting dialogues with colleagues
- Be involved in a College Readiness/21st Century discussion format
Your Assignment...
- To post and/or respond to another post regarding each book
- To post or respond to a discussion about one of the three books, click on the
title of the book on the navigation bar at the left. Select the "Discussion" tab,
then click the "new post" button and post your original comments or click on
any post title and respond in the "Reply" box at the end of the post.
Remember to save before exiting so everyone can see your post! :-)
As you beginreading Teaching with Poverty in Mind...,consider what Eric Jensen calls the secrets to educators having a positive impact on brain development:
- Relationships ARE important...
- Certain events literally ADD NEW BRAIN CELLS at double the rate...
- Hope is critical...
- High expectations do matter...
- The Jensen Secret...
As you read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and/or A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, consider the following questions:
- How did poverty impact the characters in the book?
- What ethical dilemmas exist in the book that are worthy of discussion?
- What do you take away from this that could help you be a better teacher?
- What major idea(s) are worthy of discussion with our students?
QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS WIKI? Contact Kiera Elledge via email (kieraelledge@hebisd.edu) or phone (817-399-2102).
Welcome to the HEBISD Summer Reading Wiki!
Your Assignment...
- - To post and/or respond to another post regarding each book
- - To post or respond to a discussion about one of the three books, click on the
- title of the book on the navigation bar at the left. Select the "Discussion" tab,
- then click the "new post" button and post your original comments or click on
- any post title and respond in the "Reply" box at the end of the post.
- Remember to save before exiting so everyone can see your post! :-)
As you beginreading Teaching with Poverty in Mind...,consider what Eric Jensen calls the secrets to educators having a positive impact on brain development:As you read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and/or A Tree
Grows in Brooklyn, consider the following questions:
- How did poverty impact the characters in the book?
- What ethical dilemmas exist in the book that are worthy of discussion?
- What do you take away from this that could help you be a better teacher?
- What major idea(s) are worthy of discussion with our students?
QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS WIKI? Contact Kiera Elledge via email (kieraelledge@hebisd.edu) or phone (817-399-2102).